Japan is ready to invest in building roads and infrastructure in Indiaâ€™s landlocked northeast, excluding the state of Arunachal Pradesh, said Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida here over the weekend.

China is in dispute with India over the state of Arunachal Pradesh, calling it south Tibet, especially Tawang, a key site for Tibetan Buddhism. The historic town briefly fell into Chinese hands during the 1962 war before Beijing retreated. However, New Delhi regards it an integral part of India.

â€œJapan is prepared to provide for robust contribution and cooperation in order to enhance such connectivity and that is why yesterday, when I made a courtesy call to his Excellency Prime Minister Modi, I had pointed out exactly that point and we agreed on the importance of such co-operation,â€ said Kishida at a business seminar.

Building infrastructure such as power plants, industries and telecommunication hubs in the northeast would be a major contributor to connect the key region with Southeast Asian countries.

China has a mindset issue when it comes to India developing its border infrastructure. If they are so confident about their projectd defence capabilities...why should they be worried about India making infrastructure on INdian side of the border.
CHina should really come out of the coldwar mindset!